President of the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF) Andrei Kirilenko in an interview with , he said that an impressive group of young players are performing in the United States and Europe, which will help the Russian team in international matches in the future.
Russian basketball teams and clubs are currently suspended from international competitions due to the situation in Ukraine. Now the national team, led by head coach Zoran Lukic, is holding a training camp in Novogorsk.
– Zoran Lukic said that you are in contact with Russian basketball players playing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Europe. What is the probability that we can see them in the Russian team?
– As soon as we are admitted to international tournaments, we will see them in the national team. Without a doubt, these guys are also our future. In addition to the guys from the NCAA, there is a big diaspora in the Spanish league: Yegor Demin is now on everyone’s radar at Real Madrid, and Vadim Vorontsov plays there in the youth team. Makar Voronin excelled in the youth Euroleague for Barcelona, as did Pavel Savkov of the Basque Country system.
It’s great that a whole cohort of guys are performing at such a level. They just have the opportunity to gain international experience. Therefore, when we come out of this ‘quarantine’, these guys will also help us,” Kirilenko told .
Watch the broadcast of the friendly match between the men’s teams of Russia and Belarus on June 11 at 2:55 p.m. (Moscow time) on Match! Game”, as well as the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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